Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab
The Lagos State Government has accused some individuals of politicising flooding in the state by circulating misleading images from other states and countries.
The government warned that the spread of false information undermines efforts to address genuine environmental challenges.
The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated this in a post on his X handle on Sunday, where he urged bloggers, social media influencers and other stakeholders to verify information before sharing it.
According to Wahab, the government had observed attempts by some individuals to push what he described as a “destructive narrative” by falsely portraying flood incidents from outside Lagos as having occurred in the state.
